Where does “ران” come from?

ران (Arabic) comes from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

ران (Arabic): to take possession of; to seize, to overcome

Definitions

  1. to take possession of; to seize, to overcome

Ancestry of “ران”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيbound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
2Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
3Hebrewעַיִןeye
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic ي →